Quran 70:7

Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 7

Verse 7 of 44 in Surah Al-Ma'arij (المعارج), chapter 70 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

EnglishSaheeh International: But We see it [as] near.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஆனால், நாமோ அதனை வெகு சமீபமாகக் காண்கிறோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එහෙත් අපි එය සමීපයෙන් දකිමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور ہم اسے قریب ہی دیکھتے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: しかしわれは，それを近いと見る。
ChineseMa Jian: 我却以为那是很近的。

Tafsir of 70:7

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A Request to hasten the Day of Judgement سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ (A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall) This Ayah contains an assumed meaning that is alluded to by the letter "Ba". It is as though it is saying, a questioner requested to hasten on the torment that is about to fall. It is similar to Allah's statement, وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ (And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And Allah fails not His promise.) (22:47) meaning, that its torment will occur and there is no avoiding it.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)